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THUNGA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Potential Addition to a Primary School in Malawi, Africa
The purpose is to make a comfortable learning space for the students of Thunga Malawi. With no running water or electricity, the focus is to provide as much natural light and ventilation as possible without causing any distractions for the students. The proposal is three classrooms in the form of a sun dial with curved open windows to provide light at just the right times of day. The narrow classrooms ensure that the students will be able to see the board clearly and to allow around 80 students comfortably. A berm and swale were also created to help divert the water around the buildings, down the sloped site, and into the small body of water West of the site. The design was made to be efficient, sustainable, and to ensure that the students at Thunga Primary School will get the best education they possibly can.
 Concept DiagramThis concept diagram shows how we tried to find the best orientation to allow the most light into the building. |  Site PlanThe new building on the original site with added landscape to naturally drain rain water away from the building. |  Elevation RenderA sun study was done and our building was oriented in a specific way to allow sun light to enter the building and hit sun shelves to provide the best light for when the students are in class. |
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 SectionThis section shows how air flow passes in and out of the classrooms. |  Render of Inside a ClassroomThis image shows how sun shelves help bring in natural light. |  Example of a Sun ShelfAn example of sun shelves used to help bring in natural light. |
 East Elevation |  Presentation on Keene State Website |